@@BrianBoas They're weirdly docile. My Hog Island yearling is going through a rebellious phase right now, but my Ground Boa has never shown any defensiveness (thank god, given the size XD)
This was a great video, Brian! I love that you talked about the trends of popularity and pricing on each, as well as your experience with the breeds. I personally, may have recently caught a bit of amarali "fever" ; ) What a cool locality! The amarali, and my Dumeril's boa both watch me like puppy dogs, and are fantastic to handle. As always, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us!
I have to give you (Brian) credit for not letting the Honduran Fire-belly morph in the hobby from going extinct. I really researched and searched for other breeders and found none. I was only able to locate and acquire 3 males from two different sources. Thankfully I was able to secure 2 females from you so hopefully I can add more to the hobby in the future. If you didn't have females, this local would have been lost for good, so I thank you.
I wanted an Argentine boa ever since I first saw one I was just already pretty deep into working with some other species Finally got myself a beautiful female baby in a trade about 6 months or so ago But I do have to say she is the most defensive snake I've ever owned. Luckily she's just a little baby, but she would hiss so loud it was like air being let out of a tire, and she struck constantly She's not totally out of that behavior yet, but she's getting much better after I've been working with her for this amount of time. I can finally get her to take food off the tongs instead of just hissing and striking at it and then having to drop it in there and walk away for her to eat it And I can often open the enclosure and just be met by her being curious, if still a little nervous But every now and then we still regress to the hissing and striking There's a sweet side to her though and I'm confident that with some more consistent work that she should calm down and make a great pet
@@BrianBoas was just able to get her out and clean her enclosure and get her fed tonight with no issues 🐍 I think she's starting to learn to think and interact with the world instead of just hissing at it 😂
really enjoy your perspective brian. would love to learn more about the super rare boas like ortonii or nebulosa. vin’s book has great information on them but i’m curious your experience over the years with either (or another even lesser known rare species).
Thanks! I don't have any direct experience with either of these boa subspecies. I've heard rumors that some breeders in the USA may be working with nebulosa, and I believe there are still some in European collections. As far as ortonii, I don't believe there are any in US collections, but I could be wrong. As great as it would be to have these available to US boa hobbyists, I am happy we still have such a diverse assortment of boas to work with as it is.
I have a pair of crawl cay. I love them. I really only wanted one pet, but Vin would only sell them in pairs, so now I have 2 😁. I paid $800 for the pair.
Hey Brian, This was a fantastic video. I ended up rescuing a long tail boa that was in really bad condition. She made me fall in love with longicauda. I am hoping to get another eventually along with other boas. Speaking of where do you sell your babies? I would love to buy one someday from you. Thank you for all the amazing videos!
Great video Brian. Thanks for sharing 😊. I love your long tail, well, any long tail, but especially the darker ones. I keep a small collection of locality boas including a corn island female and 2.2 cay Caulkers both of which I think are hugely underrated, particularly the caulkers. They are incredibly docile and curious, pretty easy to keep and a pleasure to handle. Babies can be difficult to start though. Do you ship to Europe?
Great video Brian. Love the Longi’s and Amarali. There is definitely a cult following, and speaking about following, do you think it was a hit or miss with your Amarali? Would love to get a pair. Keep up the vid’s and I’ll keep watching. Best of luck with your breeding season.
Nice vid man. Looking to get a boa, what would you say is the smallest yet somewhat commonly available boa to get. Ps I don't know much about all the localities and all that, but your videos are definitely helpful
Thanks. You can go for a dwarf like a Tarahumara or crawl cay (3.5-5 feet) or many of the central American boas that typically are in the 4-7 foot range.
@@BrianBoas thanks for the help. Watched some of your videos on the tarahumara and crawl cay boas, they're perfect, just having trouble finding some for sale. Don't really know any boa breeders. My interest up until now were with ball pythons
I almost wish I had known about crawl cay boas before getting my hypo hog mix. He has stayed small thus far, but full blood would have been nice. He is such a sweet little angel, though. I love dwarf boas :)
You have incredible snakes!
Thanks
I managed to get my hands on the rarer cousin of the Dumerils, which is the Malagasy Ground Boa.
One of the best reptile buys I've ever done
Best of luck, those are hard to find!
@@BrianBoas They're weirdly docile. My Hog Island yearling is going through a rebellious phase right now, but my Ground Boa has never shown any defensiveness (thank god, given the size XD)
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for touching on the dumerils boa Brian !!!
No problem! Unfortuantely I don't have any direct expereinces with them to share.
man that Argentine is a stunner. awesome vid
Thanks!
This was a great video, Brian! I love that you talked about the trends of popularity and pricing on each, as well as your experience with the breeds. I personally, may have recently caught a bit of amarali "fever" ; ) What a cool locality! The amarali, and my Dumeril's boa both watch me like puppy dogs, and are fantastic to handle. As always, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thumbs up ,,,,,, Great one
Thank you!
Another great video Brian. 🤞🏻for some Tarahumara babies 🐍
Thanks me too!
I have to give you (Brian) credit for not letting the Honduran Fire-belly morph in the hobby from going extinct. I really researched and searched for other breeders and found none. I was only able to locate and acquire 3 males from two different sources. Thankfully I was able to secure 2 females from you so hopefully I can add more to the hobby in the future. If you didn't have females, this local would have been lost for good, so I thank you.
Yes it is a priority of mine to keep the fire belly line going. I worry though that there are so few bloodlines available in captivity.
@@BrianBoas I don't think there are any less than a lot of other locals ie: Tarahumara for example
Yeah many localities are descended from a few founder animals and are highly inbred. It may or may not be an issue in the future.
Those adult males I acquired are not direct siblings to yours so there is hope for a little genetic diversification.
I thought that boa was stunning. I would love to have one of them and the Argentine boa
Great list Brian. I always enjoy my boas, and thanks to your channel, I get to enjoy your boas as well!
Glad you like them!
I wanted an Argentine boa ever since I first saw one
I was just already pretty deep into working with some other species
Finally got myself a beautiful female baby in a trade about 6 months or so ago
But I do have to say she is the most defensive snake I've ever owned. Luckily she's just a little baby, but she would hiss so loud it was like air being let out of a tire, and she struck constantly
She's not totally out of that behavior yet, but she's getting much better after I've been working with her for this amount of time. I can finally get her to take food off the tongs instead of just hissing and striking at it and then having to drop it in there and walk away for her to eat it
And I can often open the enclosure and just be met by her being curious, if still a little nervous
But every now and then we still regress to the hissing and striking
There's a sweet side to her though and I'm confident that with some more consistent work that she should calm down and make a great pet
Ok good luck chances are she will calm down with age
@@BrianBoas was just able to get her out and clean her enclosure and get her fed tonight with no issues 🐍
I think she's starting to learn to think and interact with the world instead of just hissing at it 😂
really enjoy your perspective brian. would love to learn more about the super rare boas like ortonii or nebulosa. vin’s book has great information on them but i’m curious your experience over the years with either (or another even lesser known rare species).
Thanks! I don't have any direct experience with either of these boa subspecies. I've heard rumors that some breeders in the USA may be working with nebulosa, and I believe there are still some in European collections. As far as ortonii, I don't believe there are any in US collections, but I could be wrong. As great as it would be to have these available to US boa hobbyists, I am happy we still have such a diverse assortment of boas to work with as it is.
I have a pair of crawl cay. I love them. I really only wanted one pet, but Vin would only sell them in pairs, so now I have 2 😁. I paid $800 for the pair.
Yes they are a great locality!
Hey Brian,
This was a fantastic video. I ended up rescuing a long tail boa that was in really bad condition. She made me fall in love with longicauda. I am hoping to get another eventually along with other boas. Speaking of where do you sell your babies? I would love to buy one someday from you. Thank you for all the amazing videos!
Thanks! Please stay tuned for future videos on available animals.
Great video Brian. Thanks for sharing 😊. I love your long tail, well, any long tail, but especially the darker ones. I keep a small collection of locality boas including a corn island female and 2.2 cay Caulkers both of which I think are hugely underrated, particularly the caulkers. They are incredibly docile and curious, pretty easy to keep and a pleasure to handle. Babies can be difficult to start though.
Do you ship to Europe?
Thanks! I don’t ship to Europe.
Great video great pets reptile snakes
Thanks
I’d asked you about them about a month or so ago, you’re gonna catch the dumerils fever! Haha.
Great video Brian. Love the Longi’s and Amarali. There is definitely a cult following, and speaking about following, do you think it was a hit or miss with your Amarali? Would love to get a pair. Keep up the vid’s and I’ll keep watching. Best of luck with your breeding season.
Thanks! Unfortunately I don’t think I will have amarali this year, but the longicauda possible litter looks promising.
@@BrianBoas what line were they?
I just watched again. I will be interested in a pair of longi’s. Hopefully Anery!!!👍
Russo line
@@BrianBoas I thought you said in the video that the Longicauda were Rio Bravo line?
CA boas are hard to find imo. They are crossed into Colombian blood for morphs.
I'm liking the pearl Islands the more you show them 😂
Thanks!
Nice vid man. Looking to get a boa, what would you say is the smallest yet somewhat commonly available boa to get. Ps I don't know much about all the localities and all that, but your videos are definitely helpful
Thanks. You can go for a dwarf like a Tarahumara or crawl cay (3.5-5 feet) or many of the central American boas that typically are in the 4-7 foot range.
@@BrianBoas thanks for the help. Watched some of your videos on the tarahumara and crawl cay boas, they're perfect, just having trouble finding some for sale. Don't really know any boa breeders. My interest up until now were with ball pythons
They are a bit hard to find but are available occasionally
I almost wish I had known about crawl cay boas before getting my hypo hog mix. He has stayed small thus far, but full blood would have been nice. He is such a sweet little angel, though. I love dwarf boas :)
I hope for some Crawl Cay babies soon!
Solomon island ground boa
How do you feel about Solomon island ground boas?
I have no experience or opinions about them.
hello. I have a question for you. I'm raising a red tail boa baby, how many years does it take from baby to adult?
True red tails (Bcc) typically take 4-7 years to reach sexual maturity